Oh, okay

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Woman comes up to me as I'm filling merchandise off the truck last night, asks me "Where's your alcohol?"

Thinking she just asked me "Where's your booze," I tell her we don't carry any.

"What? You don't carry rubbing alcohol?"

Oh, that alcohol. I ushered her over to pharmacy to find the rubbing alcohol.

[dragon_wings]

Woman comes up to me as I'm filling merchandise off the truck last night, asks me "Where's your alcohol?"

Thinking she just asked me "Where's your booze," I tell her we don't carry any.

"What? You don't carry rubbing alcohol?"

Oh, that alcohol. I ushered her over to pharmacy to find the rubbing alcohol.

I've done that. Mainly in the first few months after starting my job here in Maryland, which doesn't allow booze type alcohol to be sold anywhere but liquor stores. I'm from Tennessee where we could sell beer in grocery stores and connivence stores.

[Princess J]

I totally would have done the same thing.

[Cookie]

HA! Funny, but understandable.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

who asks for rubbing alcohol as alcohol? I generally ask for antiseptics, as they're usually all in one place.

[Pagan]

who asks for rubbing alcohol as alcohol? I generally ask for antiseptics, as they're usually all in one place.

Everybody that came looking for it when I worked in the Volde-mart pharmacy? I honestly can't remember anyone ever asking for antiseptics.

[RetailWorkhorse]

That's why I tend to ask "define alcohol".

But then, when I ask people to "Define Oil", as I carry both cooking oil and motor oil, I still get "You know, OIL" from people.

I'd roll my eyes, but those muscles are tired.

[Food Lady]

who asks for rubbing alcohol as alcohol?

*raises hand*

[teh_blumchenkinder]

eh... it probably has to do with the facts that I use Neosporin and a few other antiseptics/disinfectants, rather than rubbing alchy or hydrogen peroxide. Those look like it burns my skin!

[Nyoibo]

Good luck drinking the rubbing alcohol.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Good luck drinking the rubbing alcohol.

Better chase that down with a bottle of Maalox . . . but then that might go over as well as malt vinegar.